If you talk to geneticists they are constantly finding that your genes are being switched on and off because of the environment. Genes alone do not determine an exact path in your life. Jeffrey Eugenides constantlydetermineenvironment Change image and share on social
I'm hopefully making the reader feel a lot about the characters and then about their own life. Jeffrey Eugenides characterfeellife Change image and share on social
That's the way I will write characters, put a fair amount of myself in them, and then everyone else who was like that person, I will pick and choose. Jeffrey Eugenides amountcharacterchoose Change image and share on social
I was engrossed with the book, I was having difficulties with it, and I just didn't notice the years were going by. Jeffrey Eugenides bookdifficultyengross Change image and share on social
Basically you come up with the fictional idea and you start writing that story, but then in order to write it and to make it seem real, you sometimes put your own memories in. Even if it's a character that's very different from you. Jeffrey Eugenides basicallycharacterfictional share on social
Novelists are always resisting autobiographical readings of their work, because they know how false those can be. Jeffrey Eugenides autobiographicalfalsenovelist Change image and share on social
I'm not really an autobiographical writer, though I use lots of stuff from my life to make my stories seem real. But when I actually write about myself, I get very confused. Jeffrey Eugenides autobiographicalconfuselife Change image and share on social
It wasn't conscious, but I guess that one book is the reaction to the other. The first is so imprisoned in a male point-of-view, and the second is a point-of-view that can go anywhere it wants. Jeffrey Eugenides bookconsciousguess Change image and share on social
I think it is important to remind people of the extent of our free will. Jeffrey Eugenides extentfreeimportant Change image and share on social
I spend most of every day writing. I like to write every day if I can. I don't start extremely early. Jeffrey Eugenides dayearlyextremely Change image and share on social
